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Fast food and sandwich shops in Clay County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Clay County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 2
- 1 chain location (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.4M
- On food away from home · $2,819 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 7,538
- −5.9% since 2020
See the fast food and sandwich shops around any address in Clay County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 fast food and sandwich shops in Clay County. That is 6.7 per 10,000 households.
Households in Clay County spend about $8.4M a year on food away from home, or $2,819 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.2M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Clay County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Clay County declined 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Clay County compares
The same measures for West Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the fast food and sandwich shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Clay County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 14.1 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | n/a | 564 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.9% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,819 | $3,343 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $42,318 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Clay County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Population and households in Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,538−5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 2,972
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 342 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $42,318
- Average household income
- $58,668
- Median home value
- $109,100
- Jobs located here
- 1,537
- Daytime population
- 6,801Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Clay County?
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Clay County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 82 | 28 | 12.3 | $3.6M | +9.2% | #101 of 2,222 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 79 | 55 | 10.8 | $3.6M | +13.7% | #153 of 2,222 |
| 3Morgan County, WV | 72 | 8 | 10.9 | $3.2M | +5.5% | #319 of 2,222 |
| 4Mineral County, WV | 67 | 9 | 8.1 | $4.3M | −0.4% | #461 of 2,222 |
| 5Wayne County, WV | 63 | 10 | 6.3 | $5.1M | −4.0% | #595 of 2,222 |
| 6Preston County, WV | 57 | 14 | 10.9 | $3M | −0.6% | #862 of 2,222 |
| 7Mason County, WV | 56 | 8 | 7.8 | $3.9M | −2.7% | #885 of 2,222 |
| 8Marshall County, WV | 55 | 11 | 8.8 | $3.7M | −4.4% | #936 of 2,222 |
| 9Hardy County, WV | 55 | 5 | 8.4 | $3.6M | +0.7% | #937 of 2,222 |
| 10Boone County, WV | 51 | 8 | 10.1 | $3.1M | −6.9% | #1,097 of 2,222 |
| Clay County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 6.7 | $4.2M | −5.9% |
Other business types in Clay County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes
- Sit-down restaurants
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Clay County, WV?
There are 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. No official count is published for limited-service restaurants in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Clay County, WV spend on food away from home?
About $8.4M a year, or $2,819 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,972 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, WV compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Clay County has 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Clay County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Clay County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 7,538 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,972 households. The median household income in Clay County is $42,318 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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